In early 1964, Capitol Records became
the primary U.S. manufacturer of The Beatles major releases. When
Apple Records was formed by the Beatles in 1968, Capitol still maintained
production and distribution control over the Beatles records. When
Apple was dissolved in 1975, the entire Beatles catalog, including solo
releases, reverted back to Capitol. In the early 1990’s, all The
Beatles/solo Capitol product was reissued on the Apple label.

The Beatles, collectively and
individually, have also appeared on several other labels over the
years. However, most of these releases failed to stay in production
long enough to experience significant label design changes. The
relatively few that did, are thoroughly identified in their respective
sections.

The number of label changes for a
particular release depends entirely on its original issue
date.